- It begins: Facebook's third-party ad network developes on Zynga.com Facebook has begun to display Facebook ads on Zynga.com, the first time the company has done so on any domain other than Facebook.com.
- Say hello to Skype's new one-to-one Conversation ad Skype has just announced a new display ad format known as Conversation Ads that will appear within the calling window of one-to-one Skype-to-Skype audio calls.
- Facebook may begin to display ads on third-party websites Facebook is making the headlines this week, and not just because its IPO is expected to be completed late Thursday. SlashGear reports that Facebook may begin to serve ads on third-party sites in the future.
- Twitter hires former Googler to lead self-serve sales drive out of Ireland Twitter has confirmed two new hires today, both former Googlers and one of which will lead its international self-serve ads business out of Dublin, Ireland.
- Facebook in trouble over targeted advertising platform in Europe, hits back at "sensational" media coverage Facebook may soon be forced by the European Commission to explicitly ask permission from its users in Europe to display targeted advertising, that's according to The Telegraph.